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Botelet Farm

Cornwall Pl14 4 Rd, Cornwall, England
1 acre hosted by Botelet F.
Blissfully remote little farm with plenty of freedom to roam

Fancy this. A farm that’s like its own little village, with its own phone box and genuine Victorian red postbox; with room for just a couple of tents and a few extra guests. Actually there’s room for hundreds of tents in Botelet’s 300 acres, but it’s a working farm and the owners want to keep the camping small and special. The two tent pitches change with the season, based on where the cows are grazing, how high the grass is, and a number of other random factors, like what’s in the tea leaves that morning. It all means that if you come here every year for the rest of your camping days the chances are you’d never pitch in the same place twice.

Beyond these ever changing emplacements, though, Botelet farm is also home to a pair of magnificent yurts, one in the field out front and the other in a separate meadow above the farm. More unfazed by the movements of the cattle and the migration of the birds, these structures reside in their spots all season, both with excellent views across the rolling valley beyond. Inside, the furnishings are simple and rustic but more than adequate, while both have wood-burning stoves in their centre, to warm those chilly nights and boil the kettle for your morning cuppa.

Keeping to the agricultural feel, features around Botelet have been ingeniously converted to give a camping practicality to the working farm. A cattle trough has been altered to work as a large, long sink for washing up and, inside one of the old farm cottages, a space has been created for owner Tia to offer therapeutic massage treatments. Not that it’s her go-to spot. When the weather permits, the massage couch, with heated under blanket, is taken outside for alfresco massages in the sun and sometimes even inside the yurts themselves.

Offsite, trails lead around the perimeter of the fields and into the adjacent woodland, while a ten-minute walk takes you to Bury Down Hill Fort, a Neolithic structure with panoramic views across the Cornish countryside. Beneath, the farm meadows spread, peppered by cows grazing and no doubt wondering where they’ll be moving to next. Masters of the meadows, it’s still them who call the shots.

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Cornwall Pl14 4 Rd, Cornwall, England, United KingdomTraditional, ancestral territory of various First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
Hosted by Botelet F.Joined in March 2011
From the host
Blissfully remote little farm with plenty of freedom to roam
Nearby attractions

Try the Polmartin Riding School (01503 220428) just down the road. It offers lessons for all ages and abilities. Prices start at £25 for a group lesson or ride out.

Food and drink

The farm sells eggs when available and does a veggie breakfast in the farmhouse at £10 per person (book the night before). Otherwise there’s a Spar in Pelynt, about 4 miles away. For more of a treat, head for Liskeard’s Hayloft (01503 240241). It’s primarily Italian food (mains £15–18), set in a converted barn and has a chocolate fountain. What more could you want?

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